Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, QUINCYI ILLINOIS 7 1 GENERAL INFORMATION SCHOOL CALENDAR- Fall Term. First Tuesday in September. Mid Fall Term. Third Monday in October. Winter Term. First Monday after New Year's Day. Spring Term. Third Monday in March. Summer Term. Second Monday in J une. COURSES OF STUDY. The college offers several regular courses of study: The Business and Ac- counting course, the Stenographic course, the Full Combination course and the -Secretarial course. Special courses may be arranged if desired. Our courses are the product of over seventy-seven years of constant study of business conditions. We have kept all of our courses up to the highest stand- ards in order to meet the most exacting demands of the business public. . THE BUSINESS COURSE embraces bookkeep- ing, elementary accounting, actual business practice, auditing, business management, banking, commer- cial arithmetic, rapid calculation, business law, penmanship, letter writing, business English, spell- ing, the use of the adding machine, ledger posting machine, training on the Burroughs bookkeeping machine, Burroughs calculator and other office appliances. It usually takes from eight to ten months to complete the Business course. THE WALTON COURSE OF HIGHER AC- COUNTING. We offer the Walton course of higher accounting for those who wish to prepare as cost accountants. There is no better course in advanced accounting than the Walton course. THE STENOGRAPHIC COURSE embraces shorthand, typewriting, spelling, letter writing, business English, punctuation, filing, and the use of the dictaphone, addressograph, mimeograph and other office devices. It usually takes from eight to ten months to complete the Stenographic course. The Gregg system of shorthand is taught ex- clusively, as we have found this standard system to be easily mastered. It meets every requirement of the business office, civil service, or court reporting. THE STENOTYPE. We offer a course in steno- typy. The stenotype is a small, neat machine, weigh- ing approximately five pounds. It is practically noiseless in operation. It has a keyboard of English letters, somewhat similar to the typewriter and the notes are very easily read. A very high rate of speed can be developed on the stenotype making the course a practical one for those who wish to prepare for court reporting. E p THE FULL COMBINATION COURSE em- braces the subjects of arithmetic, business law, business organization, bookkeeping, sections A and B, actual business practice, shorthand, typewriting, spelling, letter writing, business English, penman- ship, rapid calculation, office dictation, the use of the mimeograph. filing. adding machine, and other modern office appliances. This course embraces all the subjects of the Business course, and also all those of the Stenographic course. The average time required to complete the Full Combination course is from fourteen to eighteen months. THE SECRETARIAL COURSE. Each year Gem City receives a great many calls for those who are more than just stenographers. The general require- ments are a knowledge of accounts, an excellent vocabulary, ability to spell correctly, stenographic speed, and accuracy in typing. For the person who can fill these requirements there is generally an opportunity of advancement both in salary and responsibility. , In order to enable the ambitious student to qualify for positions of this sort, we offer a course in secre- tarial training. This consists of a thorough drill in bookkeeping and elementary accounting, as it is highly essential that the secretary be able to handle the personal accounts of his employer as well as to read balance sheets and linancial statements. We then give thorough training in rapid calculation, which includes aliquots, short-cut methods, and rapid arithmetical computation. We follow this with the complete training in stenographic and typing work which is the fundamental requirement of all secretaries and confidential agents. When one has completed the secretarial course as given in the Gem City Business College, he is qualified to meet the most exacting requirements of any office. This course consists of the following: Bookkeeping-Section A, which includes nine sets of the bookkeeping and accounting text 5 actual business department, rapid calculation, penman- ship-daily drills in penmanship. Also the Steno- graphic course with full instruction in shorthand' typing, mimeographingg use of dictaphone, filing? business English 5 letter writing, punctuation g spell- ing' office practice and drills, to ether with trainin . f . g . S in the use of the various office machines. POSTGRADUATE WORK. Many high school graduates, teachers, and others who have taken complete or partial commercial courses in other schools, arrange to do postgraduate and special work. The students select such subjects as may be desired and carry them with the regular classes. Tuition for special courses is determined by the length of time devoted to school work. If all the branches of a regular course are completed, a diploma is issued, provided ten weeks or more are spent in the school. CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, The college does not offer correspondence courses. In our opin- ion, the student needs the personal instruction of practical teachers, and the inspiration derived from class work which no mail course can supply. Cor- respondence courses should only be attempted by those who can secure the necessary training in no other manner.

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